[Patrick1]

As I said I don't go to a mega church. I reject any church that doesn't answer to God and preach the gospel.

If the mega church does that great. Again, purely from observation the mega churches don't.

[af_vet_rr]

As I said I don't go to a mega church. I reject any church that doesn't answer to God and preach the gospel.

If the mega church does that great. Again, purely from observation the mega churches don't.

That's my view...the few mega churches I've visited (in Dallas and Houston), I was left with the feeling that they are more interested in being a mega church than anything else, and that many of those attending were there for the social aspects (showing off, being a member simply so they could tell other people they were a member, etc.).

There's a semi-mega church near where I live that is literally spending several millions of dollars for covered parking, and I keep thinking that money could have been better spent elsewhere, perhaps spreading the Word.....I've told a few members that and they were almost angry (which is ironic).

I have a neighbor who attends one regularly, and they've given me funny looks when I mention that a small group of us will gather at somebody's house on sunday mornings and that we do our own readings and discussions without the trappings of a formal church, or that we will visit family members and friends in nursing homes or hospitals and spend the morning with them. They seem to think that even though we are gathered in His name, that somehow God is only available to those who attend large churches.

[wardaddy]

You are incredibly wrong.

Cornerstone here in Nashville with Pastor Maury Davis most certainly preaches the gospel and he is incredibly conservative and rightly so.

I see plenty of others that are unafraid as well.

[bonfire]

One can always get a magical annulment and VOILA!.....it never happened!

[NormB]

I have not ever been to a "mega" church but I have been to some bigger evangelical churches.
They typically have great music and worship and rock the house, then a message that may or may not
be uplifting.
The problem is that noone knows anyone and many are just there for the feel-good music time revue.

I get into it with my wife because I don't like churches with "rock bands" leading the worship. I don't deny that the
music is *nice* but worship should not be more like a beauty contest talent show.